New Home for High School Students Being Prepared
Living Hope's New High School Building
March 10, 2010 - As part of the church expansion, high school students beginning Sunday, April 11 will meet in the former Holy Spirit Parish Hall, and the students should be happy with the changes. Beginning Sunday April 11, the Living Hope Baptist Church high school ministry will be more powerful and possess more tools than ever for teaching and evangelizing, thanks to a change in venue.
There will be many additions to the ministry, including:
•A Starbucks-like cafe
•15 large TVs
•A fellowship area about twice the size of what is available now in the current Fellowship Hall
•A kitchen
•A game room, including Xbox games, ping pong, etc.
•Concert lighting
•And, high-tech capabilities that will lend flexibility to teaching.
High school minister Jeff Armstrong is excited about the move. “The first thing, it is dedicated space for the high school ministry,” he said. “It’s about twice the size of the fellowship area now. There will be areas where we can have breakout sessions. We will have a kitchen so we’ll be able to feed the students.”
Jeff says the church is trying to create an environment for kids, who can have a place to hang out after school. Eventually, he said, there will be an outdoor area with perhaps a sand volleyball court, as well as tutoring for chemistry students.
The dedicated space will be available for wedding receptions and perhaps other events, but Jeff says mainly, the venue’s function will be for the high school students and other students as well.
There will be some physical limitations in adapting the hall for other events, but Jeff says wedding receptions and such are welcome to use the space. All these changes add up to more tools to reach young people.
“All the (TV) screens will be wired so we can play video together or separate,” Jeff said. “It will be pretty technologically sound. “There will be an area in the foyer that will connect it to the church. The main thing is it’s for the high school kids. I think more than anything, we’ve never had any dedicated space just for students.”
Church members Sunday March 14 can get a preview of the new venue during a video in all three worship services when Tool Time Todd interviews Jeff and gives us a closer look at the renovations.